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afternoon in the city's bayview district. 25-year-old starr lamar is now in critical condition in the burn unit at st. francis hospital. she has severe burns to her face and chest. family members say oliver became enraged when lamar told him the relationship was over. >> that's when he poured gasoline in a bottle and i didn't know he was going to burn her. >> police say oliver is 5'10", 155 pounds and has a haircut with a lightning bolt on one side of his head and a fish design on the other. >>> getting ready for his next political battle. president obama announcing today two changes to the national security council. the president is nominating former republican senator from nebraska chuck hagel as the nation's next defense secretary, replacing leon panetta. he also nominated john brennan to lead the cia. both hagel and brennan will face senate confirmation hearings, and republicans are saying both nominees could face congressional opposition. >>> now, hagel would take over for leon panetta who lives in monterey. panetta talked about life after the pentagon. >> the time has come for me to retur
afternoon in the city's bayview district. 25-year-old starr lamar is now in critical condition in the burn unit at st. francis hospital. she has severe burns to her face and chest. family members say oliver became enraged when lamar told him the relationship was over. >> that's when he poured gasoline in a bottle and i didn't know he was going to burn her. >> police say oliver is 5'10", 155 pounds and has a haircut with a lightning bolt on one side of his head and a fish design...
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one thing the united states can do in a very helpful way is focus on what each side can do that could demonstrate their commitment is real. that could be a focus and an agenda of the discussions. >> shifting to the center. do you think they were partly punishing mr. netanyahu over his rhetoric of >> i do not think so much that, but i do think they reflect a position in israel that if israel is going to act against iran, they should do so either in concert with the united states or at least not in opposition to the u.s. position. i think that is what the mainstream in israel very much feels. while iran will remain a central issue, i also think the approach israel will take will be a little bit different than what we saw last year. >> there will not be another election there for too long. do you think that is likely? >> i think that depends. if benjamin netanyahu is only able to put together a very narrow government, that will not last long. even that will have disparate elements and it -- in it, and if he is able to put forward a broad-based government, i think it could last longer. >>
one thing the united states can do in a very helpful way is focus on what each side can do that could demonstrate their commitment is real. that could be a focus and an agenda of the discussions. >> shifting to the center. do you think they were partly punishing mr. netanyahu over his rhetoric of >> i do not think so much that, but i do think they reflect a position in israel that if israel is going to act against iran, they should do so either in concert with the united states or...
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but the united states is -- allies. but the united states has been criticized and slow and lukewarm in providing that support. the french complained that while they've gotten american intelligence and air lift support. tanker support has been lacking and then there's the question of being billed for the services. services received. and critics are saying that the administration that this violates some of the administration's tenets. first we'll fight al-qaeda wherever it and we'll engage with allies. how do you answer that and what has been any of the slowing of support? >> we do support the french. that's a fight that we have a dog in. that is the fight against al- qaeda and the establishment potentially of a safe haven for al-qaeda and the islamic magrave up in the northern part of mali. we do support the french. we are doing things and wee not asking for reimbursement for the things that we're doing and the french as is very understandable and welcome, asked first for intelligence. then for transport. now we're discu
but the united states is -- allies. but the united states has been criticized and slow and lukewarm in providing that support. the french complained that while they've gotten american intelligence and air lift support. tanker support has been lacking and then there's the question of being billed for the services. services received. and critics are saying that the administration that this violates some of the administration's tenets. first we'll fight al-qaeda wherever it and we'll engage with...
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combat effectiveness is based in large part on unit cohesion. the relationships among members of a unit can be irreparably harmed by forcing them to viteale societal norms. my first response was unit cohesion, used to deny gay and less lesbians the right to serve. >> a lot of the same arguments were used when we were integrates racially. when you're in a vulnerable situation whether that's hygiene or having bullets fly and you're watching your life flash before your eyes, any vulnerable position you're in, it is uncomfortable to have strangers next to you. that's the situation because women are in combat. we cannot accomplish the mission without the women there serving in combat. and because they've been denied the proper duty titles and the training opportunities to train alongside the men they're fighting with, they're relative strangers. the men don't have any idea what their abilities are because we didn't train together. we may have received the same training but in my case being a pilot, i got to train with the men that i served in combat
combat effectiveness is based in large part on unit cohesion. the relationships among members of a unit can be irreparably harmed by forcing them to viteale societal norms. my first response was unit cohesion, used to deny gay and less lesbians the right to serve. >> a lot of the same arguments were used when we were integrates racially. when you're in a vulnerable situation whether that's hygiene or having bullets fly and you're watching your life flash before your eyes, any vulnerable...
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let's take you to the united nations. james joins us from there. what is it of the security council is discussing. >> they are discussing what to do about this and syria situation -- this serious situation. they have been meeting for an hour. this has only been decided on in the last couple hours as they realize the severity of the situation. it is nine months since the group of rebel groups took northern mali, some with links to out-of. this is the heaviest fighting since nine months ago. they are pushing forward, and it is reported they have taken some 50,000 people, and that is moving to the center, causing deep concern among the security council. they had already had plans. they already authorized 30,000 african soldiers who are going to northern mali to try to sort out the situation. the first to you in planning team is due in the next two weeks or so. -- of first un planning team is due in the next two weeks or so. they will not be able to do anything until september because of the time it will take to get running and the extreme heat. they w
let's take you to the united nations. james joins us from there. what is it of the security council is discussing. >> they are discussing what to do about this and syria situation -- this serious situation. they have been meeting for an hour. this has only been decided on in the last couple hours as they realize the severity of the situation. it is nine months since the group of rebel groups took northern mali, some with links to out-of. this is the heaviest fighting since nine months...
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when did lower manhattan become standard unit of destruction measurement? that's what i want to know. why has it got to be... ( cheers and applause ) that could very easily be my pizza delivery xeno. for god's sake can't we convert back to [bleep] rhode island? how many rhode islands are. two regional wars. still not world war iii. iran and north korea. transitive property. someone call israel and tell them. i'm not sure but they may bet ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight emmy-winning sportscaster for nbc, please welcome back to the program bob costas. ( cheers and applause ) nice to see you. >> how are you doing jon: always good to have a guest on that i can swap jackets with. we're going to talk sports. there's nothing that i like better than talking sports but before we get to the sports i have to talk to you about you found yourself at the center of a plit conversation when at half time during a football game tragedy in kansas city. >> right jon: with the football player who killed himself and then his girlfriend. you spoke o
when did lower manhattan become standard unit of destruction measurement? that's what i want to know. why has it got to be... ( cheers and applause ) that could very easily be my pizza delivery xeno. for god's sake can't we convert back to [bleep] rhode island? how many rhode islands are. two regional wars. still not world war iii. iran and north korea. transitive property. someone call israel and tell them. i'm not sure but they may bet ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: welcome back. my...
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the president is considering a new job for ambassador to the united nations susan rice. may become the next national security advisor if all the appointments are confirmed. we will have carried out an almost total revamping of his national security team. >> confident that judge will be an outstanding secretary of defense and brennan will be an outstanding director of the central intelligence agency. may understand that we are only successful because of the folks up and down the line in these respective institutions. the folks on the ground who are oftentimes putting their lives at risk for us. and oftentimes removed from washington and politics. lou: some members of the party expressing consternation about his election because of controversial statements on the israeli reluctance. among the reason for that concern and in some cases outright opposition. seven of the 12 republican members of the armed services committee expressing some opposition with at least three senators already saying they will vote no. senator david fisher saying, i will be a no-vote and on the floor
the president is considering a new job for ambassador to the united nations susan rice. may become the next national security advisor if all the appointments are confirmed. we will have carried out an almost total revamping of his national security team. >> confident that judge will be an outstanding secretary of defense and brennan will be an outstanding director of the central intelligence agency. may understand that we are only successful because of the folks up and down the line in...
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united states was downgraded. the dow fell another 10% after the s&p 500 downgraded the united states. consumer confidence plummeted to the lowest point since 2008. widespread uncertainty for middle class and families were caused and august 2011 was the lowest of any month in our economic recovery. that is what you get when you play games with the full faith and credit of the united states. we don't expect and hope the congress does not engage in this type of action again. >> senator hagel's first interview today he said he was hanging out there in no man's land unable to respond to chargers and falsehoods. i wonder if you can walk through which groups outside the senate have reached out in hopes of smoothing this nomination? >> well, i appreciate the opportunity, but i will pass on it. the broadly speaking white house they are reaching out to a number of groups and individuals with regards to this nomination and others and will continue to do so in making the case for these individuals. as far as the initial ques
united states was downgraded. the dow fell another 10% after the s&p 500 downgraded the united states. consumer confidence plummeted to the lowest point since 2008. widespread uncertainty for middle class and families were caused and august 2011 was the lowest of any month in our economic recovery. that is what you get when you play games with the full faith and credit of the united states. we don't expect and hope the congress does not engage in this type of action again. >> senator...
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nine months ago the united states state department said they thought damascus would fall in 36 hours. president assad has shown and uncanny ability to hold on to power. when you saw him speaking, he didn't appear to be a man under great threat or a man about to lose power. he appeared to be defiant, thinner than we've seen before but firmly in control of his country or at least the part of the country that those loyal to hill maintain. >> leland, thank you very much. >>> back to washington now and president obama facing another fiscal fight. putting pressure on congress to raise the nation's debt limit. the gop says they'll only consider it if spending cuts are part of the deal. what political capital does the president have left for his next battle and those that lie ahead? schirra is a staff writer, thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> raising the debt ceiling is non-negotiable. how is that going to go over with republicans? >> this is very much the first opening for ray on both sides. the president is non-negotiable, he wants to raise the debt ceiling. you have conserv
nine months ago the united states state department said they thought damascus would fall in 36 hours. president assad has shown and uncanny ability to hold on to power. when you saw him speaking, he didn't appear to be a man under great threat or a man about to lose power. he appeared to be defiant, thinner than we've seen before but firmly in control of his country or at least the part of the country that those loyal to hill maintain. >> leland, thank you very much. >>> back to...
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both the united kingdom and the united states have open talks with russia on cyber risks reductions. which is communication channels and transparency measures. we have to begin with small steps. frankly, when we began nuclear arms control i was involved in that and people said we would never get there. they said that about chemical arms control and we got that but it took 10 or 15 years. so maybe we should start now. >> let's take some questions from the audience. a lot of questions. let's take the third row here then the gentleman in the middle there at the back. >> hello. i feel like the things you have said i've heard it about 12, 13 years ago with the year 2k problem. we said the wall streets will go down and the banks will be wiped out. nothing happened. you can cash in a car. so i'm thinking that, you know, these are by design that you can issue commands to do these things. i feel -- i'm on the skeptical side is it that easy to come in and blow up stuff? >> well, first of all, in y2k what would have happened if we had not spent millions of dollars changing everything and it is
both the united kingdom and the united states have open talks with russia on cyber risks reductions. which is communication channels and transparency measures. we have to begin with small steps. frankly, when we began nuclear arms control i was involved in that and people said we would never get there. they said that about chemical arms control and we got that but it took 10 or 15 years. so maybe we should start now. >> let's take some questions from the audience. a lot of questions....
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in iraq and afghanistan women have been assigned and attached to units and even commanders had no idea that women would be able to fulfill, and women served beyond anyone's expectation, really accomplished amazing feets, silver stars, bronze stars with combat devices. so they proved everybody wrong. >> jennifer: well there still are a few. let's take a listen quickly to representative tom cotton. he is a newly elected member of congress and a military veteran. here is what he says. >> to have women serving in infantry though could impair the mission essential task of those units, and that has been proven in study after study just from a matter of -- it's nature. upper body strength and physical movements and speed endurance and so forth. >> jennifer: is it just about strength or it is something els. >> the congressman's comments were really out of line and not based on facts. there are women who could do these tasks, because they are being recruited right now is another question and we don't have our best and brightest necessarily joining the military, because today men are randomly as
in iraq and afghanistan women have been assigned and attached to units and even commanders had no idea that women would be able to fulfill, and women served beyond anyone's expectation, really accomplished amazing feets, silver stars, bronze stars with combat devices. so they proved everybody wrong. >> jennifer: well there still are a few. let's take a listen quickly to representative tom cotton. he is a newly elected member of congress and a military veteran. here is what he says....
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as the attorney general of texas, filed a brief on behalf of more than 30 states in to united states supreme court cases, one the heller gerri willis d.c. and the other case in chicago where the united states supreme court made clear there is in the second amendment individual right to keep and bear arms that i believe that feinstein bill would infringe upon, but more importantly, the fact of what we really try to solve? we want to make our schools safer. has been proven that assault weapon ban is like this do not make schools safer. look at what happened in columbine, colorado. gerri: a knee-jerk reaction. >> it absolutely is a knee-jerk reaction. the assault in columbine occurred when the weapon ban was in place. also, the obama administration pointed out themselves that the shooting in connecticut could not have been prevented from a band like this in place. gerri: we have a long way to go on the story. i think there may be more state trying to do what new york is doing, but thank you for coming on. appreciate your time. thank you so much. >> thank you. gerri: and when we come bac
as the attorney general of texas, filed a brief on behalf of more than 30 states in to united states supreme court cases, one the heller gerri willis d.c. and the other case in chicago where the united states supreme court made clear there is in the second amendment individual right to keep and bear arms that i believe that feinstein bill would infringe upon, but more importantly, the fact of what we really try to solve? we want to make our schools safer. has been proven that assault weapon ban...
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let's not forget, the main goal of al qaeda is to attack the united states. and we're not going to allow that to happen again. if we're not going to allow it to happen, we've got to go after them in yemen, in somalia and yes, in mali if necessary. >> senator, it seems panetta is raising his voice. it's not clear the administration is really hearing it or they are fully in agreement. you said northern mali has become the largest territory controlled by islamic extremists in the world. we have a defense secretary coming in and a new secretary of state in chuck hagel and john kerry who are known for favoring a light footprint. do you think that they are going to take the action that you believe is needed? >> well, i look forward to raising these questions with them when i get a chance to attend their confirmation hearings in the case of senator john kerry or to meet with him in person in the case of senator hagel. i met this morning with senator kerry to give him an update on this trip. a number of the senators who were on the trip with me met with him, and i am
let's not forget, the main goal of al qaeda is to attack the united states. and we're not going to allow that to happen again. if we're not going to allow it to happen, we've got to go after them in yemen, in somalia and yes, in mali if necessary. >> senator, it seems panetta is raising his voice. it's not clear the administration is really hearing it or they are fully in agreement. you said northern mali has become the largest territory controlled by islamic extremists in the world. we...
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paul, the democrats believe this generation of democrats believe that over the last 40 or 50 years the united states made all of these social commitments to the population, social security, medicare, medicaid, now obamacare. >> paul: well, we have. >> and we have. and they think, the conventional wisdom shall the simpson-bowles type argument is, we can't afford this, that out 25 years from now, all of our taxes will be going to pay for these things. the obama democrats believe we made these commitments and we have to find a way to pay for them. they do not want to cut the spending. and so, u.s. spending, which has been about 20% of gdp since 1969, i think, they're trying to get it up to around 24 or 25% of gdp. we keep repeating this number, but in a 15 trillion dollar economy, every percent of gdp is a tremendous amount of spending. but tax revenue, the last three years, has been down around 16% of gdp. that's a tremendous gap. and they want to raise taxes to close that gap. >> but part that have reduction, no, normally, it's about 18, 18 1/2, and it's popped up under bill clinton's presiden
paul, the democrats believe this generation of democrats believe that over the last 40 or 50 years the united states made all of these social commitments to the population, social security, medicare, medicaid, now obamacare. >> paul: well, we have. >> and we have. and they think, the conventional wisdom shall the simpson-bowles type argument is, we can't afford this, that out 25 years from now, all of our taxes will be going to pay for these things. the obama democrats believe we...
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we're talking about the united states of america going into default. the most powerful economy in the world saying our political system, our system is too disfunctional for us to reliably pay our bills. that would be anything but good for this country. if congressman salmon had been with me this morning, he would understand it. this morning i attended a briefing by the bipartisan policy on the debt ceiling. they did amazing work on this issue and really got into the weeds on it more than anyone i have seen before. they looked at how many checks the government sends out a month. how the payment software works, and i want to tell you, and maybe congressman salmon five of the things they had. because after you hear this you wouldn't want to bust for the debt ceiling, they project right now that the debt ceiling doomsday, really the final day for it would happen sometime between february 15th, and march one. either congress figures out the debt ceiling before then or things get very bad, real quick. first it means the federal government will have to defaul
we're talking about the united states of america going into default. the most powerful economy in the world saying our political system, our system is too disfunctional for us to reliably pay our bills. that would be anything but good for this country. if congressman salmon had been with me this morning, he would understand it. this morning i attended a briefing by the bipartisan policy on the debt ceiling. they did amazing work on this issue and really got into the weeds on it more than anyone...
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some of the tougher ones, special operations forces, certain elite infantry units, those may take years. what the pentagon has got to do now is the individual commands have to start to assess when they may be able to make this change and that really is the big catch there, anderson. these commands can go through and look and say at some point we don't think we can feesably integrate women without losing combat readiness. they can ask for an exception to the rule so ultimately down the road this may not apply to every single job in the military and it's something that leon panetta's successor is going to have to make big decisions about going down the road. >> for some of these, would there be different physical standards? all the same physical standards? how would that work? >> all that's got to get worked out individually so the marines will have to look at every job, every combat unit and decide how they want to implement it. if you look at how the navy did submarines, what they did is they took a small group of women when they were still at the naval academy, brought them in as candi
some of the tougher ones, special operations forces, certain elite infantry units, those may take years. what the pentagon has got to do now is the individual commands have to start to assess when they may be able to make this change and that really is the big catch there, anderson. these commands can go through and look and say at some point we don't think we can feesably integrate women without losing combat readiness. they can ask for an exception to the rule so ultimately down the road this...
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the service chiefs have until january 2016 to seek exceptions to certain units. the new directive will open more than 230,000 jobs for women in the army and marines. defense officials say the announcement will be made tomorrow. chairman of the armed services committee, senator carl levin welcomed the decision. "i support it. it reflects the reality of 21st century military operations." but recent studies found women are neither as strong as men in front line positions and socially they may disrupt the all-male units. elaine donnelly of the center for military readiness warns secretary panetta's decision threatens the tip of the spear unit. >> summarize 30 years of studies and reports, women do not have equal opportunity to survive or to help fellow soldiers survive. >> last october, two women marines were allowed to enter a brutal ten-week test to require strength, endurance and fitness. they both failed. marine captain katie garnered attention last year when she argued against putting women if combat. writing in the "marine corps times," get over it. we are not
the service chiefs have until january 2016 to seek exceptions to certain units. the new directive will open more than 230,000 jobs for women in the army and marines. defense officials say the announcement will be made tomorrow. chairman of the armed services committee, senator carl levin welcomed the decision. "i support it. it reflects the reality of 21st century military operations." but recent studies found women are neither as strong as men in front line positions and socially...
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they will examine all units and produce a time line. every three months leaders have to check in on progress, and if it's found that a woman is not fit for the unit, exemption may be sought. >> your mission for today, you are going to the village of -- >> thank you, thank you. >> we've intel that there's possibly three to five fighters out in the village. you are going to be going out with osi to do a source meet in the village with ahmed at the car garage, be aware that they are possibly armed with rpgs and small arms. ahmed, this is tech sgt. andrea jefferson's worst nightmare, taking on enemy fire and a comrade goes down. >> he is bleeding here, hold pressure on the wound. >> as an air force medic, she has been training for this moment for months. >> get him on the vehicle, and get him out of here. >> within minutes, the injured airman is bandaged up and moved out of the way. this is not afghanistan but it soon will be. in an air force base in south georgia. >> move! >> but in a matter of weeks, they will be on the front lines of bat
they will examine all units and produce a time line. every three months leaders have to check in on progress, and if it's found that a woman is not fit for the unit, exemption may be sought. >> your mission for today, you are going to the village of -- >> thank you, thank you. >> we've intel that there's possibly three to five fighters out in the village. you are going to be going out with osi to do a source meet in the village with ahmed at the car garage, be aware that they...
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. >> we don't have any suspects in the robbery unit. they're still continuing to investigate this case round-the- clock. >> reporter: police say the suspects tied up the man and woman, and then made off with their jewelry, electronics, and those two cars. >>> apple seems to have lost some of its shine tonight. the company warned shares dropped in after hours trading that basically wiped out an entire year of gains. apple reported a profit of $13 billion, but missed its revenue estimates, and said profits were flat because of higher manufacturing costs. the biggest issue for apple may be its iphone sales. there are some indications now that the buying public may be cooling off to apple's once hot products. >> reporter: today's earnings report showed apple with record revenues, and 47.8 million iphones sold last quarter. >> everything i use is apple. i have basically the whole family. >> reporter: the ceo, tim cook projected lower revenue for next quarter, with slower sales. not the skyrocketing growth investors have been accustomed to se
. >> we don't have any suspects in the robbery unit. they're still continuing to investigate this case round-the- clock. >> reporter: police say the suspects tied up the man and woman, and then made off with their jewelry, electronics, and those two cars. >>> apple seems to have lost some of its shine tonight. the company warned shares dropped in after hours trading that basically wiped out an entire year of gains. apple reported a profit of $13 billion, but missed its...
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women have been trained to kill but prevented from joining infantry units. the senior military commander confesses this makes little sense. >> women are fighting, they are dying, and have shown have great skills. the one thing they will probably look at is not changing training standards to accommodate women. >> now, president obama like to overturn the ban. he has the backing of u.s. military chiefs to break down the barriers. a u.s. marine captain has done two tours in afghanistan, it is not about gender. >> i want to make the point that we are not looking to just reserve a spot for women, we are trying to give people a chance to compete for the spot. some women cannot do it just like some men cannot do it. the policy being repealed it says that they have a chance. >> the vast majority of britain's armed forces have already been opened up to women but there is still one significant exception. women continue to be barred from what is called close combat roles. in the british armed forces, when men are already flying fighter jets and serving on warships. soo
women have been trained to kill but prevented from joining infantry units. the senior military commander confesses this makes little sense. >> women are fighting, they are dying, and have shown have great skills. the one thing they will probably look at is not changing training standards to accommodate women. >> now, president obama like to overturn the ban. he has the backing of u.s. military chiefs to break down the barriers. a u.s. marine captain has done two tours in...
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it will overturn a 1994 ruling that banned women from being assigned to combat units. currently, 14% of our nation's active military are women but the decision is already drawing some mixed reviews. >> the question is do you want to essentially restructure the front line infantry organizations of the army and marine corps to accommodate what could wind up being a very small number of women capable ever handling this task. that will be a big part of the debate. >> secretary panetta is to be congratulated for having the courage to take this step. >> military services have until january of 2016 to adjust to the ruling or submit a reason as to why certain positions shut not be offered to women. d -- should not be offered to women. we'll be right back. >>> an update on i news alert. a lockdown at the university of virginia's campus is over. the report of a man with a gun on campus was a hoax actually student called 911 to say he had seen a gunman just before 9:00 last night. the campus was put on lockdown as police searched building by building. st
it will overturn a 1994 ruling that banned women from being assigned to combat units. currently, 14% of our nation's active military are women but the decision is already drawing some mixed reviews. >> the question is do you want to essentially restructure the front line infantry organizations of the army and marine corps to accommodate what could wind up being a very small number of women capable ever handling this task. that will be a big part of the debate. >> secretary panetta...
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this week kim's government unlived some very firy rhetoric, threats against the united nations and united states. and key ally south korea. the warning, more rocket tests and the latest one coming today, a warning to the south of, quote, strong physical counter measures, end quote, if the south helps to enforce new u.n. sanctions against the north, sanctions imposed after north korea's rocket launch last month. washington believes they're trying to develop missiles that could hit the united states, missiles that could one day possibly be armed with nuclear warheads. joining me now is cristian amanpour who's no stranger to north korea. i remember watching pictures of you in 2008. >> that was five years ago. things have changed remarkably. you ask what is the power, who is kim jong-un. he is the new leader and he's taking a change out of his father's playbook. no change. you see this very belligerent, bellicose rhetoric. leon panetta held a press conference that said we're worried but fully prepared. nobody believes they have in wherewithal to target the united states. >> when you speak, we
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the north national defense commission warned of an upcoming all out action that would target united states, " the sworn enemy of the korean people ". north korea has made boys to his threats in the past but there is real concern over this long-range missile and the upcoming nuclear tests. >> san jose police are asking for it the public's help finding a man who kidnapped a teenage girl. in this investigators said this man and this gets read the 30 year-old early friday morning and dragged her into a driveway. the on grumman is to fight him off and the suspect ran away. he is described as a hispanic male between 25 and 35 years old. san jose police released a sketch to the public and hope someone might come forward with information. >> meanwhile police are mess a gigabyte found along alameda shore line. authorities say man was walking down path at robert w., morial state beach and noticed the body around 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning. alameda fire crews pulled the man's body from the water near west line and short line drives. he is believed be at ease in between 20 and 30 years old and was f
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they're more difficult to attain but for infantry, armor, artillery units, i don't think women, young people have any problem whatsoever with them. >> i think it's interesting and people may not realize that women limited and i want to pull up the number. quinnipiac poll, should women be allowed to serve in combat roles? 75% say yes. 22% say no. also limited how far they could rank in the military. >> if you increase the number of women who are in combat roles, in combat units, you're by definition increasing the accessibility to higher rank. we have a significant number of women in fairly high positions in all the services but increasing combat units of women you increase number of women at higher rank. >> michael, let's bring you in. politico and a couple of other articles pointed out, not a huge groundswell of opposition. very different reaction for the most part than 15 years ago, maybe even 20 years ago but it bears reminding that it was rick santorum in some trouble on the campaign trail trying to get the nomination for the gop and discussed women in combat roles and read some r
they're more difficult to attain but for infantry, armor, artillery units, i don't think women, young people have any problem whatsoever with them. >> i think it's interesting and people may not realize that women limited and i want to pull up the number. quinnipiac poll, should women be allowed to serve in combat roles? 75% say yes. 22% say no. also limited how far they could rank in the military. >> if you increase the number of women who are in combat roles, in combat units,...
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these new units moved their units very very quickly and it was a complete failure always. and when the french are pursuing going to fail because you can't we do we'll solve a real crisis by military means first say there has to be. she. simply forward thinking the united states in the west has to focus on the. economic the girl power the food shortages the excel europe and meet these countries very fragile and susceptible to these kinds of attacks list a paradigm shift of curves and we're just going to be your we more people. you will be doing nothing we hope for. well here at r.t. we always love it when you get involved with the stories we're broadcasting today at r.t. dot com we've been asking what you think the french combat mission in mali will eventually achieve and on our website we've given you these options to choose from could it bring stability there could it drag out a war could it inside islamists or perhaps result in the recall and zation of mali some fairly stock options for you to choose from right there let's bring up the numbers now from dot com and see ho
these new units moved their units very very quickly and it was a complete failure always. and when the french are pursuing going to fail because you can't we do we'll solve a real crisis by military means first say there has to be. she. simply forward thinking the united states in the west has to focus on the. economic the girl power the food shortages the excel europe and meet these countries very fragile and susceptible to these kinds of attacks list a paradigm shift of curves and we're just...
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these new units moved their units to very very quickly and it was a complete failure in all these policy and when the french are pursuing the wrong going to fail because you can't we you know we'll start with a real crisis by military means first say there has to be complete she industry teaching simply forward thinking and the united states in the west has to focus on the underlying problems of economic development power the food shortages the accent or that make these countries very weak and fragile and susceptible to these kinds of attacks unless that paradigm shift occurs and we're just going to be killing more people. dropping bombs and will be doing nothing to help africa. now at r.t. dot com we've been asking you what you think the french combat mission in my. ali will eventually achieve a let's see some of the options we're suggesting at r.t. dot com right now it will quickly bring stability to the west african state or drag france into a war inside islamists to launch terror attacks or result in the recall in his asian of mali let's bring up the numbers now and see how your voti
these new units moved their units to very very quickly and it was a complete failure in all these policy and when the french are pursuing the wrong going to fail because you can't we you know we'll start with a real crisis by military means first say there has to be complete she industry teaching simply forward thinking and the united states in the west has to focus on the underlying problems of economic development power the food shortages the accent or that make these countries very weak and...
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the democratic convention, and out of the blue, with no warning on that day that the president of the united states is due to address his party's convention to give his big acceptance speech, on that day, this long-awaited thing and the suspenseful campaign, the crowning moment of the reelect, what happened that day to overshadow the president? what happened all of the sudden that particular crucial day? hooker scandal. >> tonight the man widely credited with bringing president clinton back from a political near death experience is gone. he has been forced from the campaign by a tabloid newspaper's claims that he had a long-standing relationship with a washington call girl that included sharing with her inside information from the white house and the first family. he is dick morris, and although he is little known to the general public in politics, he has been a very effective hired gun for republicans and democrats alike. >> that was day four of the democratic convention, the day the president gave his acceptance speech, the reelection campaign's moment in the sun. but instead of covering t
the democratic convention, and out of the blue, with no warning on that day that the president of the united states is due to address his party's convention to give his big acceptance speech, on that day, this long-awaited thing and the suspenseful campaign, the crowning moment of the reelect, what happened that day to overshadow the president? what happened all of the sudden that particular crucial day? hooker scandal. >> tonight the man widely credited with bringing president clinton...
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and what's really tragic is the fact that the united states trained a lot of these. now terrorists who basically defected from the government and and know many of our activities and know how we operate from a special forces standpoint and can use them against us why did that training initiative go so badly wrong then. well the training went great at the time that it happened what happened was that they defected. and the man who led the coup. was a military man and he. was actually trained by u.s. forces and so he has insight and and i think general ham one of our top commanders basically is to declare to be a disaster that we are confronted with this problem right now these troops are very well trained they were involved not only in libya but also but also in mali and they basically turned they were tore exam and now they've joined forces with the a.q.i.m. so doesn't the all the u.s. is al qaeda in the islamic magreb right before i ask you more about the rebels in the make up because it's so easy to call them a lost about the makeup of them in a minute but first what
and what's really tragic is the fact that the united states trained a lot of these. now terrorists who basically defected from the government and and know many of our activities and know how we operate from a special forces standpoint and can use them against us why did that training initiative go so badly wrong then. well the training went great at the time that it happened what happened was that they defected. and the man who led the coup. was a military man and he. was actually trained by...
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these new units moved their units just very very quickly and it was a complete failure and all these policy and when the french are pursuing it was going to fail because you can't we don't solve the real crisis by military means per se there has to be complete cheap strategic thinking for always thinking of the united states in the west that has to focus on the underlying problems of economic development how really food shortages except for that meet these countries very weak and fragile and susceptible to these kinds of attacks unless that paradigm shift occur and we're just going to be killing more people by. dropping bombs and will be doing nothing to help africa but. what a lot to dot com our web site of the moment we masking what you think the french combat mission in mali will eventually achieve now here are the options we're suggesting the campaigning will quickly bring stability to the region it'll drag from us into a protracted war there the operation will incite islamists to launch terror attacks in france revenge attacks and finally it will result in colonize ation of mone
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islands dispute, the initial american reaction was a statement from the state department saying the united states does not take a position on the islands. we say it is covered by the us- japan treaty. maybe that is creative. it is an invitation to miscalculation. that is why i worry. if you asked those americans, what should the united states to in the event of a crisis over these islands or over taiwan, they would not really be sure. what will recent me is the repetition of situations we face in 1950 and 1990. paul indicated a concern like this. before june 25, 19th it the, general macarthur and secretary of defense said south korea was not inside the us defense perimeter. when the invasion took place, and truman focused on it, the reaction was to fight. the same thing happened in the invasion of kuwait. it was an unexpected contingency. if we had made an effort to be clear that deterrence was in advance, neither would have occurred. the reason i am pessimistic about the situation in asia is it seems to me there are potential contingencies of that sort. if they happened, they would not be
islands dispute, the initial american reaction was a statement from the state department saying the united states does not take a position on the islands. we say it is covered by the us- japan treaty. maybe that is creative. it is an invitation to miscalculation. that is why i worry. if you asked those americans, what should the united states to in the event of a crisis over these islands or over taiwan, they would not really be sure. what will recent me is the repetition of situations we face...
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in fact, it's going to take years and each of the units, a specialized unit like the s.e.a.l.s, can make a case why women should not serve. is that not enough? >> let's be honest, when you have done this public announcement, it's going to be hard for someone to come back and objectively say we stand against this. you put the pressure on people in the opposite direction. i wish we had gone through the specialized units, done the right study, and as a matter of fact, i believe just recently, we had two females who were involved in marine corps infantry basic training, officer basic training, and they did not meet the standard, they did not pass. i'm not trying to say there aren't exceptions to the rule, but before we make a major policy shift and change like this, we should really get down to the grassroots in some of these units and see how well that's going to work and what would be the problems with implementation. >> general hilliard, canada opened roles back to women in 1989. you were involved in the process. in your experience, was it the right move, not only in terms of equality, bu
in fact, it's going to take years and each of the units, a specialized unit like the s.e.a.l.s, can make a case why women should not serve. is that not enough? >> let's be honest, when you have done this public announcement, it's going to be hard for someone to come back and objectively say we stand against this. you put the pressure on people in the opposite direction. i wish we had gone through the specialized units, done the right study, and as a matter of fact, i believe just...
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earlier today, the poll today asking you, should the united states intervene in mali. the latest results. so a majority of people say no. >>> the faa still hasn't determined what's causing electrical problems on boeing 787 dreamliner, telling reporters they're still evaluating the idea. the national transportation safety board, meanwhile, says the battery pulled from a dream liner showed signs of thermal damage. ntsb's michael boyd tells us he's never seen an investigation like this. where the faa says a plane is safe and then grounds it. he says the faa has egg all over its face. >>> it's been 538 days since the country lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? the imf says the economy will grow by 2% this year but, you know what, that's not really very good, and the u.s. needs to work on entitlement reform. >>> our next story "outfront. "women on the front line. a ground-breaking decision from the pentagon. cnn has learned that defense secretary leon panetta will announce a lift on the ban against women serving in combat positions. this is pretty
earlier today, the poll today asking you, should the united states intervene in mali. the latest results. so a majority of people say no. >>> the faa still hasn't determined what's causing electrical problems on boeing 787 dreamliner, telling reporters they're still evaluating the idea. the national transportation safety board, meanwhile, says the battery pulled from a dream liner showed signs of thermal damage. ntsb's michael boyd tells us he's never seen an investigation like this....
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he let the woman he hired for sex, let him listen in on the conversations with the president of the united states. the woman he hired, she said she decided to sell her story, and go public, because "it has to be told," wake up america, i mean, if he told me, who else did he tell? so yeah, it was week one on the cover of "time magazine." and here was week two. nice timing. it was just a blockbuster humiliating fall in the middle of the presidential campaign. and that is how dick morris became a famous person. of course, president clinton did recover after the incident, mr. morris went on to become a conservative, and writes books about how sleazy the clintons are, "the green room" has a lot of room for information like that. that is how they came to feature dick morris, tearing a famous wide path of misprognostication. >> there is no chance he will get reelected. romney will win by a very large margin, a landslide, if you will, and we'll also win ten seats in the senate. we have a shot at not only winning in the senate. >> there is no president romney now getting ready to start his first te
he let the woman he hired for sex, let him listen in on the conversations with the president of the united states. the woman he hired, she said she decided to sell her story, and go public, because "it has to be told," wake up america, i mean, if he told me, who else did he tell? so yeah, it was week one on the cover of "time magazine." and here was week two. nice timing. it was just a blockbuster humiliating fall in the middle of the presidential campaign. and that is how...
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in britain and many outlets in the united states want to create an image of. from not only the iranian government but also the iranian people iran has been under sanctions for decades but it's only following the latest round the country's economy has been a visibly shaking and even if some people here the wrong way now think it's down to the authorities mismanagement the majority still hold the u.s. and western responsible this painting behind me have been here for years and as the supreme was quoted here suggests we will not negotiate with america even for a moment the tension it represents will most likely remain here for some time to come gratian all should not be tougher on iran. the u.s. is doubling its presence in spain this year and is just one part of a push for closer military ties across the atlantic as pentagon chief leon panetta makes his final european tour in the post. a suspected gang war claims the life of the person dubbed the king of russia's mafia find out how he was killed in broad daylight in central moscow. french troops fought their firs
in britain and many outlets in the united states want to create an image of. from not only the iranian government but also the iranian people iran has been under sanctions for decades but it's only following the latest round the country's economy has been a visibly shaking and even if some people here the wrong way now think it's down to the authorities mismanagement the majority still hold the u.s. and western responsible this painting behind me have been here for years and as the supreme was...
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for one combat unit in the air force, women are already part of the team. they've been side by side with men fighting on the ground for more than a decade. >> today we're going out to the village of saana. >> thank you. >> we have intel there's possibly three to five fighters in the village. you're going to be going out with osi to do a source meet in the village with ahmed at the car garage. be aware they are possibly armed with rbgs and small arms. >> this is tech sergeant andrea jefferson's worst nightmare. patrolling a remote area of afghanistan. taking on enemy fire and a comrade goes down. >> he's bleeding right here, i want you to put pressure on his wound. >> jefferson has been training for this moment for months. >> get him out of here. >> within minutes, the injured airman is bandaged up and moved out of harm's way. this is in afghanistan, it soon will be for jefferson. they're at moody air force base in south georgia. >> in a matter of weeks they'll be on the front lines of battle in afghanistan. >> runner, runner, runner. >> they're ready. >> i
for one combat unit in the air force, women are already part of the team. they've been side by side with men fighting on the ground for more than a decade. >> today we're going out to the village of saana. >> thank you. >> we have intel there's possibly three to five fighters in the village. you're going to be going out with osi to do a source meet in the village with ahmed at the car garage. be aware they are possibly armed with rbgs and small arms. >> this is tech...
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how will be the pentagon move forward in a world where the united states is no longer fighting a war on two fronts and two countries but is still fighting a war with drones and going after terror cells around the world that would do us harm. even though senator hagel, you know, says that the pentagon is bloated, yes, it's bloated but how do you squeeze out the bloat and make the pentagon more efficient. >> to your point, david brooks writes, chuck hagel has been nominated to supervise the beginning of this generation long process of defense cutbacks. if a democratic president is going to slash defense, he probably wants a republican at the pentagon to give him political cover. and he probably wants a decorated war hero to boot. a lot has been talked about the president's comfort level. there's no doubt he and chuck hagel have a relationship among other things forged by trips to afghanistan and iraq. but bottom line is what david brooks just argued the real key here? >> you know, that's a good question and there's so much more to hagel's nomination than just what is going on at the pe
how will be the pentagon move forward in a world where the united states is no longer fighting a war on two fronts and two countries but is still fighting a war with drones and going after terror cells around the world that would do us harm. even though senator hagel, you know, says that the pentagon is bloated, yes, it's bloated but how do you squeeze out the bloat and make the pentagon more efficient. >> to your point, david brooks writes, chuck hagel has been nominated to supervise the...
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these new units moved their units to very very quickly and it was a complete failure in all these policy and when the french are pursuing it was going to fail because you can't we don't we'll start with a real crisis by military means first say there has to be complete she industry simply forward thinking the united states in the west has to focus on the underlying problems of economic development power the food shortages the examiner and make these countries very weak and fragile and susceptible to these kinds of attacks unless that paradigm shift occurs and we're just going to be killing more people. dropping bombs and will be doing nothing we hope they're for. well here at r.t. we always love it when you get involved with the stories we're broadcasting here particularly this one about the french incursion in mali and we've been asking now for the past couple of hours what do you think it will achieve and let's have a look at the options we are offering you to vote on bring stability to the west african state bring france into a war inside islamists all result in the recall and zation
these new units moved their units to very very quickly and it was a complete failure in all these policy and when the french are pursuing it was going to fail because you can't we don't we'll start with a real crisis by military means first say there has to be complete she industry simply forward thinking the united states in the west has to focus on the underlying problems of economic development power the food shortages the examiner and make these countries very weak and fragile and...